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Communication in tech. through out history. By: Tea Kidd, El’lesse Thurman, & Kiandra Morrison. 1567 . Graphite “lead” pencil [holder] invented by Conrad Gesner . 1800 . Electric pile (battery) demonstrated by Alessandro Volta . 1822 .
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Communication in tech. through out history By: Tea Kidd, El’lesse Thurman, & Kiandra Morrison
1567 • Graphite “lead” pencil [holder] invented by Conrad Gesner
1800 • Electric pile (battery) demonstrated by Alessandro Volta
1822 • First mechanical computer invented by Charles Babbage
1826 • First internal combustion engine was patented by Samuel Mory
1834 • Braille invented by Louis Braille
1837 • First practical telegraph invented by Samuel F.B. Morse
1843 • Typewriter invented by Charles Thurber • Phonographic Correspondence Society formed in England
1846 • Rotary printing press invented by Richard M. Hoe
1856 • Book & newspaper folding machine patented by Cyrus Chambers, Jr. 1856 • Property of magneto-resistance was discovered by William Thomson
1860 • Pony Express between Missouri & California
1868 • The electric voice machine was patented by Thomas Edison • Trichrome color photo process patented by Louis Ducos du Hauron
1873 • Remington typewriter invented by Christopher Sholes
1879 • Incandescent light invented and demonstrated by Thomas Edison • Ready-to-use dry plate for photography invented by George Eastman
1998 • Microsoft introduces the Windows 98 upgrade to 95 with improved Internet access and system performance • The futuristic Apple iMac computer is introduced minus the floppy drive but with a new easy setup • Florida High School Online begins online courses • Intel Teach to the Future launches a program for worldwide integration of technology in the classroom
2004 • LinkedIn and MySpace bite into Friendster’s market share of social networkers • Microsoft produces Class Server Learning Management Platform to aid school districts with NCLB challenge
2005 Information distribution via blogging and podcasting become commonplace on the WWW • Spim, SPAM, spit, spyware, and phishing join viruses in computer annoyances, often transmitted via e-mail • YouTube (www.youtube.com ) invented by S. Chen, C. Hurley, & J. Karim for online video sharing
2010 • Touchscreen tablet computer, the iPad, released by Apple • YMax Corp, the makers of magicJack, has a new version that lets users make free calls from cell phones • Intel developed the Intel Wireless Display (WiDi) that enables users to beam computer screen images to a TV